some have said Billys at 2.5", although stiff due to compressed spring, still rides better than 2.5" spacer. True? while others will counter that the spring is actually more compressed than a spacer would, thus the spacer rides better...True? SO WHAT'S THE DEAL? obviously everyone will backup their setup, but for those looking into the lift... whats the best route?

i was originally gonna go with Billys at 0" and buy Daystar Comfort Ride (2.5" Leveling Kit with Rear Block)... any thoughts?

so you originally had a 3" Front Spacer with 1.5" Pro Comp AAL, then swapped out the spacer for Billys at 2.5"?

did u notice any difference?

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I just ordered the billys and haven't got em yet. But I agree with the guy up top. Spacers are not the way to go...I just got em cause it was cheap but trust me man...just save a little loot and do a real suspension lift. I wish I would've done that to begin with

:edit: The spacers caused my stock shocks to top out because they had no more room for up travel when I hit a big hill going kinda fast and the seals blew

Agreed on not going with any spacers and go with the billys set on 2.5 or buy an eibach coils with billys set on 0.85. This will give a better ride and will give just about 2.5 inches of lift. Also go with an AAL in the rear instead of a block.

Agreed on not going with any spacers and go with the billys set on 2.5 or buy an eibach coils with billys set on 0.85. This will give a better ride and will give just about 2.5 inches of lift. Also go with an AAL in the rear instead of a block.

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okay... we're gettin somewhere now... so,

1) Billys set at 0.85"

2) Eibach Coil Springs (~1.6" lift)

found them for about $150 on Toytec.com and eastsidecustomtruck; sounds like a much better investment then spacer kit

would i need anything else other than the springs? seems pretty straight fwd, just swapping out the springs.

also, this obviously will screw my ext warranty, right? but i'm thinking shops wouldnt even notice the difference in the springs...?

3) Block ($40) vs. AAL ($80)

i dont plan on towing or any heavy cargo... so wouldnt i be okay with block?

1" or 1.5" block"

thanks sooo much guys... i'm gettin alot of answers... this has been driving me crazy, but i'd much rather do all correctly the first time around.

found them for about $150 on Toytec.com and eastsidecustomtruck; sounds like a much better investment then spacer kit

would i need anything else other than the springs? seems pretty straight fwd, just swapping out the springs.

also, this obviously will screw my ext warranty, right? but i'm thinking shops wouldnt even notice the difference in the springs...?

3) Block ($40) vs. AAL ($80)

i dont plan on towing or any heavy cargo... so wouldnt i be okay with block?

1" or 1.5" block"

thanks sooo much guys... i'm gettin alot of answers... this has been driving me crazy, but i'd much rather do all correctly the first time around.

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Nope, thats all you need. I would still go with the AAL because of the ride quality. It is only $40 differenece and it takes the same amount of installation compare to the blocks. Also you would need a new U-bolts if you go with the block and you will end up spending about the same as if you buy the AAL. Search on the Topics tab and click on suspension, you will find many info about these products and how to install them.

They may give you a hard time if you have any problems in your suspensions but the rest you should be okay. You are putting a better parts than the stock so you should be okay with any problems in the future. Just stay with 2.5 lift so that you don't run in to any problems later. Remember the higher you go, the more stress in your CV boots and might need an aftermarket UCA to correct any alignment issues.